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Scaled Quail

Callipepla squamata

Photo by Jellis
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Males and females are hard to tell apart. Medium sized with brown back, Pale face and light colored crest. Collar, neck to belly has a scale pattern feathers. Slight shadow across the eyes.

Habitat:

Spotted these early morning on rural roads. And most flew into the tall grass on farmlands.

Notes:

Not normally found in this part of Colorado but they seem to be spreading. I have watched reports as most were found more south in Chico Basin Ranch and I found a whole family fly off about 8 miles north.

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Comments (6)
Jellis
Thank you for the nomination.
AshleyT
Your spotting has been nominated for the Spotting of the Week. The winner will be chosen by the Project Noah Rangers based on a combination of factors including: uniqueness of the shot, status of the organism (for example, rare or endangered), quality of the information provided in the habitat and description sections. There is a subjective element, of course; the spotting with the highest number of Ranger votes is chosen. Congratulations on being nominated!
Jellis
Thanks. I loved the look of these Quails. So simple yet unique.
Jellis
Thanks. I was determined to find these, since I missed them in 2014. I was driving down the road to Chico Basin when I saw another road mentioned in a report as soon as I turned on it there they were but they flew off. I went the opposite direction with the same results. So the next day I went earlier and I got there before they showed up on the posts and out of the tall grass.
HemaShah
It does look cute. The second pic is great!!

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